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Inmarsat is the world's leading provider of global mobile satellite communications. We provide mobile voice and high-speed data services to almost anywhere on the planet - on land, at sea and in the air.
Our services are delivered through the most versatile and reliable satellite network in the world. We own and operate 10 satellites, controlled from our HQ in London via ground stations located around the globe.
We sell our services through a worldwide network of distribution partners and service providers. As well as being some of the world's leading telecommunications service providers, they all have specialist satellite industry experience.
We work together with them to develop innovative, customised solutions for businesses and organisations all over the world. These include major corporations from the maritime, media, oil and gas, construction and aeronautical industries, as well as governments and aid agencies.
Our customers rely on us for mission-critical mobile communications and we are a trusted and integral part of their global operations.
BGAN is Inmarsat's unique mobile satellite service, offering broadband data and voice through a single, truly portable device on a global basis. It is also the first service to offer guaranteed data rates on demand for live video feeds and videoconferencing.
For the oil and gas industry, BGAN presents a compelling combination - the ability to set up a remote, temporary office with broadband connectivity as soon as teams arrive on site. The mobile field force can start working and report test results immediately, helping to reduce 'find time'. It enables improved asset and supplier management, rapid decision-making and contingency response, contributing to reduced capital and operating costs.
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| Operating in one of the most technically and economically complex industries, this article explains how Inmarsat has shaped its mobile communications technology to help meet the needs of remote workforces in the demanding oil and gas sector
Hero Below Zero
When the summer lasts just six weeks and winter temperatures average -15°C, the frozen expanse of Siberia is a harsh environment by any standard. As workplaces go though, such hostile and inaccessible terrain is fairly typical for the oil and gas industry where important reserves of fossil fuels are increasingly being found.
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| The Broadband Global Area Network in the Oil and Gas Sector – Exploring the New Potential of Satellite Communications | |
Inmarsat Global Ltd
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| Oil and gas companies are constantly on the lookout for potential new drilling sites and new reservoirs of mineral product. Identifying untapped sites and assessing new oil wells and gas reserves is a long, painstaking process undertaken by geologists and prospectors in some of the most remote and treacherous locations on the planet. Long before an oil company can start drilling, it must invest millions of dollars in exploration, often carried out by small mobile teams who work quickly and rarely stay in one place for more than a few weeks. These teams operate outside the boundaries of terrest....[more] | |
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